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Special Safeguard Mechanism
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About ā Special Safeguard Mechanism
The Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM) is a tradeāpolicy tool that allows India to impose additional duties on imports whose surge threatens domestic producers, even after a WTOāapproved antiādumping or countervailing duty expires. It safeguards critical sectors without breaching WTO rules, and was first used in 2012 on steel imports, adding a 15% duty.